Spectris plc, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and
controls company, announces that it has completed the acquisition
of the LDS Test and Measurement business from SPX Corporation
for $86 million on a debt and cash-free basis. The acquisition
will be consolidated from 1 December 2008.

Spectris originally announced on 1 October 2008 that it had agreed
to acquire the LDS Test and Measurement business for $102 million.
The sales, operating profit and gross assets previously disclosed
remain unchanged. The transaction was subject to a number of
conditions and under the revised terms of the contract, Spectris
will not acquire the Nicolet brand name. The LDS data acquisition
and instrumentation products will be rebranded under the HBM
name.

In addition to data acquisition and instrumentation products,
the LDS Test and Measurement business also provides test systems
for the electro-dynamic vibration market. These products complement
those from Brüel & Kjær Sound and Vibration Measurement
A/S, enabling Spectris to provide customers with a complete test
system for both structural analysis and vibration testing.

John O'Higgins, Chief Executive of Spectris, commented, LDS
is an excellent fit with the existing businesses in the Test
and Measurement segment and enables us to provide a greatly enhanced
range of products and software to help our automotive and aerospace
customers improve productivity in their research and development
cycles.

For further information, please contact Lars Rønn, Managing
Director at Brüel & Kjær, via e-mail: lronn@bksv.com
or telephone: +45 7741 2493.About
Bruel & KjaerBrüel
& Kjær is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier
of sound and vibration solutions for use in a wide range of applications
including environmental noise measurements, building acoustics,
vibration measurements and quality control for use in the automotive,
aerospace and consumer industries, as well as by local authorities.
Today Brüel & Kjær has 900 employees and sales
offices in 55 countries. Brüel & Kjær is a subsidiary
of UK-based Spectris plc. (www.spectris.com). Spectris has annual
sales of approximately £656m and employs around 6000 people
worldwide in its 15 business units.For more information, please contact
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